Because the Earth is tilted on its rotational axis, both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience seasons. As the Earth revolves around the Sun, the angle at which sunlight hits each of these hemispheres changes.
The Sun appears _______ in the sky and for a _______ period of time each day during winter than it does during summer.
A.
higher; shorter
B.
lower; shorter
C.
higher; longer
D.
lower; longer